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What Happened to Blue Plate Diner After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4 Salt Lake City, Utah Closed May 2021

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Blue Plate Diner has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the business, updated 2026-07, marks it CLOSED, and a separate fan page for the show's featured locations also lists it as closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Blue Plate Diner in the "Diners You Sent Me To" episode (aired 2008-07-14), a viewer-recommendation segment covering the restaurant's diner-style breakfast and lunch menu. Blue Plate Diner operated at 2041 South 2100 East in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City, Utah. A Yelp listing for the business, updated 2026-07, marks it closed, and a separate fan page for the show's featured locations also lists it as closed. OpenTable's page for the restaurant, titled "Blue Plate Diner - Updated 2026," carries no current reservation availability.

No current website, phone listing, or 2026-dated review confirming ongoing operation was found as of the 2026-09-08 check. The diner traced to a 1990s juice bar opened by John Bouzek, and closed for good on 2021-05-04 after the property was sold to make way for a mixed-use redevelopment, according to the Sugar House Journal.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4

Episode 1
Aired
Title: Diners You Sent Me To · What was featured: diner-style breakfast and lunch, neighborhood spot
How Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 4: 24 of 39 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-plate-diner-salt-lake-city
  2. tripledlife.com https://tripledlife.com/restaurant/blue-plate-diner/
  3. OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/blue-plate-diner-salt-lake-city
  4. mysugarhousejournal.com https://www.mysugarhousejournal.com/2021/05/12/356209/blue-plate-diner-closes-doors-after-20-years
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